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2010·陕西)
Brave Frenchman Found Halfway Around the World
(NEW YORK)A French tourist highly praised for rescuing a twoyearold girl in Manhattan said he didn’t think twice before diving into the freezing East River.
Tuesday’s Daily News said 29yearold Julien Duret from France is the man who left the spot quickly after the rescue last Saturday.
He lifted the little girl out of the water after she fell off the bank at the South Street Seaport museum. He handed the girl to her father，David Anderson，who had dived in after him.
“I didn’t think at all，”Duret told the Daily News.“It happened very fast.I reacted very fast.”
Duret，an engineer on vacation，was walking with his girlfriend along the pier(码头)when he saw something falling into the water.He thought it was a doll，but realized it was a child when he approached the river.In an instant，he took off his coat and jumped into the water.
When he reached the girl，she appeared lifeless，he said. Fortunately，when she was out of the water，she opened her eyes.
Anderson said his daughter slipped off the bank when he was adjusting his camera.An ambulance came later for her，said Duret，who was handed dry clothes from onlookers.Duret caught a taxi with his girlfriend shortly after.
The rescue happened on the day before he left for France.Duret said he didn’t realize his tale of heroism had greatly moved New York until he was leaving the city the next morning.
“I don’t really think I’m a hero，”said Duret.“Anyone would do the same thing.”
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇资讯报道，大意是一位法国游客从冰冷的河水里救了一位落水儿童，他的这一勇敢行动感动了整个纽约市。1.Why was Duret in New York?
A．To meet his girlfriend.
B．To work as an engineer.
C．To spend his holiday.
D．To visit the Andersons.
解析 根据第五段第一句Duret, an engineer on vacation可推出答案。
答案 C
2．What did Duret do shortly after the ambulance came?
A．He was interviewed by a newspaper.
B．He asked his girlfriend for his dry clothes.
C．He went to the hospital in the ambulance.
D．He disappeared from the spot quickly.
解析 根据第二段及倒数第三段可推知答案为D。
答案 D
3．Who dived after Duret into the river to save the little girl?
A．David Anderson.B．A passerby.
C．His girlfriend.
D．A taxi driver.
解析 根据第三段最后一句推知答案。
答案 A
4．When was Duret most probably found to be the very hero?
A．The day when he was leaving for home.
B．A couple of days after the girl was rescued.
C．The first day when he was in New York.
D．The same day when he was interviewed.
解析 根据倒数第二段可知。
答案 B
Passage 1
TAIBEI—Increasing numbers of Taiwanese students are joining the island’s “China rush”， seeking education on the Chinese mainland.
According to official Chinese figures, the number of Taiwanese students admitted into college and postgraduate(研究生)programs on the mainland totaled 461 in 1996, 928 in 1997 and 839 in 1998.Although no latest official numbers were available, Netbig. Com Said this number had risen between 30 to 50 percent annually in the past two years with well over 1000 entering mainland campuses last year.
The Internet site, based in the Chinese city of Shenzhen, provides education service and information on Chinese mainland college and universities. “Many Taiwanese believe a Chinese education giving more knowledge about the people and culture on the mainland will increase their chances in the Chinese job market，” Net. Com vicepresident Ingrid Huang said.“I believe it will give me handson experience in the business field on the Chinese mainland and a better understanding of the Chinese mainland people，” said Lydia Chang, a 19yearold majoring in journalism at Shih Shin University. Chang plans to go on to get a master’s degree in business administration in Shanghai, which she says offers the best environment for such studies.
A journalism graduate student, surnamed Lin, at the National Taiwan University said he would like to study law on the Chinese mainland since “there will be better career prospects now that more Taiwanese companies are going there”. “They hope the children could build up connections which could later become useful in their business operations，” said Yang Chingyao, professor of the Chinese mainland studies. A Netbig. Com survey showed the campuses favored by Taiwan students included Beijing, Qinghua and Renmin universities in Beijing, and Jinan and Zhongshan universities in Guangzhou. The most popular studies were law, business and Chinese medicine.
At present, Chinese Taibei doesn’t recognize diplomas earned on the Chinese mainland nor help with any inquiries about studying there. But recognizing the trend, education authorities are giving a final form to a policy accepting certificates(证书)from selected universities.
【语篇解读】 现在台湾学生来中国大陆留学的人数在增加，台湾学生来中国大陆留学是为自己以后找到好的工作创造更多的机会和途径。
1．More Taiwanese students study on the Chinese mainland because________.
A．Taiwan will reunite with the mainland sooner or later
B．the fees asked for are lower than those of Taiwan
C．what they have learned on the mainland will bring them a bright future
D．there are many famous universities for them to choose from
解析 细节理解题。综合文章第二、三、四自然段可知，台湾学生来中国大陆留学是为自己以后找到好的工作创造更多的机会和途径。
答案 C
2．Some business executives were sending their children to study on the Chinese mainland so that their children________.
A．could receive better education
B．could learn more about the policy there
C．could do well in the business operations
D．could make more friends there
解析 推理判断题。通过文章第五自然段中“They hope the children could build up connections which could later become useful in their business operations，” 一句话可知。
答案 C
3．The underlined word “it” in the third paragraph refers to________.
A．Netbig. Com
B．a Chinese education on the mainland
C．the Chinese job market
D．the university
解析 意义猜测题。通过原文可知这里“it”指的是“大陆的教育”。
答案 B
4．The author wrote the article to tell us________.
A．more Taiwanese students are studying on the mainland
B．the number of Taiwanese students going to universities on the mainland had been increasing year after year
C．education on the mainland is more attractive compared with that of Taiwan
D．Taiwan and the mainland should cooperate with each other in every field.
解析 主旨大意题。虽然现在台湾学生来中国大陆留学的人数在增加，但是文章并没有说大陆教育比台湾教育更吸引人，也没有谈到台湾和大陆的合作。
答案 A
5．Which is true according to the passage?
A．Chinese Taibei recognizes diplomas earned on the Chinese mainland
B．The number of Taiwanese students going to study on the mainland will surely be increasing in the next few years.
C．Chinese Taibei doesn’t help with any inquiries about Taiwanese studying on the mainland
D．Education of Taiwan is far behind the mainland.
解析 推理判断题。通过文章最后一自然段第一句话“At present, Chinese Taibei doesn’t recognize diplomas earned on the Chinese mainland nor help with any inquiries about studying there.”可知台北不承认大陆学历，也不为台湾来中国大陆留学的学生提供任何帮助；另外文章也没有说下一步台湾来中国大陆留学的学生肯定会增加，也没有说台湾教育落后于大陆。
答案 C
Passage 2
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan—Afghans burned tires and chanted “Death to America” after U．S troops fired Monday(April 12, 2010) on a civilian bus near Kandahar, killing four people and wounding more than a dozen. Afghanistan’s president accused NATO of breaking its commitment to safeguard civilian lives.
The attack angered Afghan officials and the public in Kandahar, the Taliban’s birthplace, and dealt a blow to U．S and NATO efforts to win popular support for a coming offensive to drive the insurgents(叛乱分子) from the biggest city in the south. NATO expressed regret for the loss of civilian lives and said it was investigating.
Nearly 200 Afghans blocked highway where the shooting occurred, burning tires, firing weapons and chanting “Death to America” and other slogans. They also called for the ouster (forcing somebody out of a position) of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a Kandahar native who has been appealing for the people here to support the U．Sled campaign against the Taliban.
“The Americans are constantly killing our civilians and the government is not demanding an explanation，” protester Mohammad Razaq said. “We demand justice from the Karzai government and the punishment of those soldiers responsible.”
Kandahar, a city of about a half million people, is nominally under government control, but the Taliban have stepped up infiltration(浸润), staging attacks and threatening local people.
“These foreigners have their enemies, but killing Afghans is not the answer，”said Abdul Hadi, who sells homemade herbal medicine in a public market. He said international forces should publish a schedule of their patrols(巡逻) so Afghans can keep out of the way.
“Better yet, I would like to see them leave Afghanistan，” he added.
Haji Zahir, who runs a transport firm, said it was time for U．S. and other foreign forces to withdraw from the country.
“They say they want to bring security. It is all lies, lies. They kill Afghans. That is not the way to bring security，” Zahir said.
【语篇解读】 这是一篇资讯报道，讲述美军士兵枪杀四名阿富汗平民引起阿富汗人民的愤怒之情。
1．According to the passage, we can safely conclude that________.
A．American soldiers are killing Talibans effectively
B．Anger rises as US troops kill 4 Afghans on a bus
C．NATO expressed great dissatisfaction with American troops
D．Afghan President Hamid Karzai required NATO to withdraw
解析 考查主旨要义。从整体和阿富汗人民愤怒的言语得出结论。
答案 B
2．The underlined word in Paragraph 5 “nominally” most probably means________.
A．completely unknown to the people in the world
B．partially wellknown to the people across the globe
C．bearing the name of a famous person around the world
D．officially described as something, when this is not really true
解析 考查猜测词义。从第五段第二行infiltration Kandahar和第二段第一行the Taliban’s birthplace可以得出答案。
答案 D
3．As for NATO soldiers’ rude action, Abdul Hadi is________.
A．absolutely angry and upset
B．a little pleased but impatient
C．very angry and dissatisfied
D．impatient but bearable
解析 考查细节理解。从第六段killing Afghans is not the answer, international forces should publish a schedule of their patrols可以得知。
答案 C
4．We can infer from the passage that________.
A．NATO troops can completely control Afghanistan
B．NATO troops can bring security to Afghanistan
C．Afghans will accept NATO’s control sooner or later
D．it’s impossible for NATO to conquer Afghanistan and its people
解析 考查推理判断。文中没有直接表达出来，根据第五段the Taliban have stepped up infiltration和阿富汗人民愤怒的言语得出。
答案 D
5．Which statement is true according to the passage?
A．NATO fails to win popular support for a coming offensive.
B．Kandahar is the most important city in Afghanistan.
C．NATO has really brought security to Afghanistan.
D．NATO troops will withdraw from Afghanistan in the near future.
解析 考查细节理解。从第二段第二行dealt a blow to U．S. and NATO efforts to win popular support可以得出结论。
答案 A
Passage 3
(2011·南昌市高三第一次模拟)CHICAGO (Reuters) Smoking not only can wrinkle(起皱纹) the face and turn it yellow—it can do the same to the whole body, researchers reported on Monday.
The study, published in the Archives of Dermatology, shows that smoking affects the skin all over the body—even skin protected from the sun.
“We examined nonfacial skin that was protected from the sun, and found that the total number of packs of cigarettes smoked per day and the total years a person has smoked were linked with the amount of skin damage a person experienced，” Dr. Yolanda Helfrich of the University of Michigan, who led the study, said in a statement.
“In participants older than 65 years, smokers had significantly more fine wrinkling than nonsmokers. Similar findings were seen in participants aged 45 to 65 years，” Helfrich’s team added in their report.
The researchers tested 82 people, smokers and nonsmokers, taking pictures of the inner right arms. They ranged in age from 22 to 91 and half were smokers.Independent judges decided how wrinkled each person’s skin was.
When skin is exposed to sunlight, notably the face, it becomes coarse, wrinkled and discolored with a pale yellow tint, Helfrich’s team wrote.
Several previous studies have found that cigarette smoking contributes to premature(过早的)skin aging as measured by facial wrinkles, the study said, but little has been done to measure the aging of skin not exposed to light.
The report did not discuss the mechanism involved but previous research has found that cigarette smoke, among other things, causes blood vessels(血管)beneath the skin to constrict(紧缩), reducing blood supply to the skin.
Smoking can also damage the connective tissue that supports both the skin and the internal organs.
1. The best title for this passage would be________.
A. The danger of smoking
B. A survey of smokers
C. Quit smoking for health
D. Smoking causes skin aging
解析 考查主旨要义。由前两段可知，科学家们一份新的研究表明，吸烟不仅可以使面部皮肤起皱纹，而且会使全身皮肤老化。下文具体阐述了吸烟与皮肤老化的联系。故D项为最佳答案。A、C项的表述太笼统，没有突出文章的中心；B项只是文章的细节。
答案 D
2.
How wrinkled each person’s skin doesn’t relate to________.
A. the number of cigarettes a person smokes
B. the kind and characteristics of skin
C. how long a person smokes
D. how long skin is under sunlight
解析 考查细节理解。由第三段中的the total number of cigarettes(香烟)smoked per day and the total years a person has smoked were connected with the number of skin damage(损害)可知A、C两项表述正确；由第六段可知D项正确。文中没有提到皮肤的类型和状况与皮肤老化的联系。
